Cannabis Business Times has put together a list of states that have a chance of getting their hands on weed within the next coming 14 months. Here’s a breakdown: Delaware Adult-use House Bill 150 is approved by Health and Human Development Committee House floor vote delayed over social equity portion of bill A substitute of […]
NORML is heading to the Big Apple for Cannabis Week. We invite you to join us November 4-6 at CWCBExpo, a flagship cannabis trade show and conference, with a Complimentary 3-day Expo Pass just for NORML supporters, and you can save 20% on a Seminar Pass. Cannabis is now one of the fastest growing business […]
In a new poll, DC voters overwhelmingly voiced their support for drug decriminalization. According to MarijuanaMoment, 83% of responders to these polls said that they support having the D.C. council pass ordinance to “remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of commonly-used controlled substances consistent with personal use.” Of this 83%, 65% strongly support […]
State officials have sealed nearly 200,000 marijuana-related criminal convictions and are in the process of expunging several hundred thousand more, according to data provided by the New York State Office of Cannabis Management. According to an update provided by the agency at its most recent meeting: “Approximately 203,000 marijuana related charges are presently being suppressed […]
Members of the state’s Cannabis Control Board advanced regulations on Thursday that, for the first time, explicitly permit qualified patients to home cultivate marijuana. The proposed rules, which must undergo a 60-day public comment period, permit the cultivation of up to six cannabis plants per private residence. The regulations will take effect once the public […]
Justices on the state’s highest court have yet to render a decision regarding the fate of Constitutional Amendment A, the voter-approved initiative which sought to legalize the adult-use possession and sale of cannabis. Fifty-four percent of South Dakota voters decided on Election Day in favor of the ballot measure. However, shortly following the vote, Republican Gov. Kristi Noem facilitated litigation seeking […]
In the newly released annual spending packages by the Senate Appropriations Committee, cannabis policy is scantly mentioned yet by omission, it could advance a critical element of reform that has long been pushed for by NORML and other allies. In the proposed FY22 Financial Services and General Government spending bill, which includes provisions relating to the […]
Mississippi legislators are still waiting for Governor Tate Reeves (R) to call a special session to enact legislation regulating medical marijuana access in the state. It’s been weeks since the initial request, and the governor continues to stall. After lawmakers sent him a draft proposal, which would allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to […]
A new study finds a link between Psychedelics and a lower risk of heart disease and diabetes. “In our previous research, we have found associations between lifetime classic psychedelic use and lower odds of being overweight or obese as well as lower odds of having hypertension in the past year, both of which are risk […]
The House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC) will conduct a legislative hearing on Wednesday, October 13th, which will include consideration of the bipartisan VA Cannabis Research Act of 2021, HR 2916. The legislation “would direct VA to conduct clinical research with varying forms of medicinal cannabis to evaluate the safety and effects of cannabis on health […]
